The Pioneer Mustangs waltzed into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins but they left with four. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 21-20 to Branham. That makes it the first time this season Pioneer has let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Pioneer still got an impressive performance from Damian Flores, who rushed for 106 yards on only nine carries, and also threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Edgar Orozco, who picked up 37 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Elias Antillon was the offensive standout of the match as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries.
Pioneer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Branham, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-2.
Pioneer does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Branham also has no future games currently scheduled.
